We were snowed in but for some reason still had electricity. Mom dug in the closet and pulled out a couple of boxes of fabric scraps. Everyone except for dad and the baby started in working. We pressed the scraps, used empty cereal boxes to make templates and cut out blocks for several days. When we lost power and had no electricity, we sat by the windows during the day and hand pieced the blocks together. We made three full size bowtie quilt tops during that snow storm.
Since mom and grandma (dad's mom) both quilted I never remember not having a quilt on every bed and tons more in the closets. Mom had been raised in extreme poverty and many times had been cold as a child sometimes even sleeping under a ragged coat because there was nothing else. She was determined that none of her children would ever be cold at night.